Ariel Castro, the former school bus driver who faces the death penalty over the kidnap of three women missing for a decade in Ohio, has been revealed as the father of Amanda Berry's six-year-old daughter.

The inherent contradiction of life is how some of the most disturbing stories can become the most uplifting, as witnessed in the events in Cleveland, Ohio, this week. What is less traditional is how the release of three women and one of their daughters after ten years in captivity is a successful breeding ground for an internet sensation.